Many Teens Use

A massive 82 percent of teens in the U.S. currently use an iPhone, and according to a recent report that number is likely to continue to grow. In fact, the number sat at around 78 percent last fall.

How many teens are on the pill? With so many teens getting pregnant, about three in 10, many parents are wondering how many teens are on the pill and whether or not that is a good option for their teen.

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Many of us have told our loved ones to watch out for spiked drinks at parties. But do you also need to warn your teens about drugs in their food?

More than 60 percent of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their college.

Some people smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints. Many use glass pipes, water pipes called bongs, or marijuana cigars called blunts (often made by slicing open cigars and replacing some or all of the tobacco with marijuana).

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American teens don’t just make friends in the collegeyard or neighborhood — many are finding new friends online. Video games, social media and mobile phones play

Teens’ Twitter use has grown significantly: One in four (24%) online teens uses Twitter, up from 16% 2011. Fully 95% of those ages 12-17 use the internet.

When Elizabeth was 9, she started getting terrible back pain. She felt sick, her side ached, and she would take to her bed for days. For a while, she and her parents assumed the cause was one of her many food allergies.